Russians recruit high school students for war in Luhansk region
Photo: Teenagers in the occupied territories of Ukraine (vk.com/avangard_patriot)
Russians conducted propaganda raids in local schools in the occupied Starobilsk, Luhansk region. High school students are being urged to join the Russian army, according to the National Resistance Center of Ukraine (NRC).
According to NRC, high school students are already being offered money and various social packages. This offer comes with the condition that they commit to signing contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense immediately after graduation.
Recruiters claim that local high school students will be subject to mobilization within a year or two. Therefore, signing a contract is presented as a more financially advantageous option.
It is worth noting that in the temporarily occupied city of Melitopol, the enemy has initiated a Kremlin program aimed at the militarization of Ukrainian children, titled "I Serve the Fatherland." Specifically, Russian forces are creating specialized military-style classes for high school students in local schools.
Earlier, RBC-Ukraine reported that, according to the NRC, students in occupied Mariupol will be making drones for the needs of the Russian army.
